Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,092 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Vestigial Structures results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Overconfidence Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 261 hits. Analysis detected 2,042 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,368 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (12,522 of 16,562 topics). This Vestigial Structures is better (less manipulative) than 75.60% of the peer group.
Vestigial Structures
Topic details
Total words: 4,368
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510024.4% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.5%False Dilemma: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.0%Personal Incredulity: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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